Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
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Civil rights lawyers and advocates working to secure racial equity and economic opportunity for all.
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Joined February 2011
⚖️ 60 years after the Voting Rights Act was signed into law, the fight isn’t over. In the last decade, the promise of the VRA has been under attack. 🔗 Read more here:
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📣 We’re hiring! Join Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights as a Program or Senior Counsel on our Education Equity team. 🔗 Learn more and apply here:
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As he concludes his final week with us, we wish him success in his new role as President and Executive Director of the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center. Thank you and congratulations, David!.
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✨ This week, our team celebrated and bid farewell to our Executive Director, David Shapiro. Under David's leadership, we refocused on racial and economic justice, navigated challenges, strengthened funder relationships, and enhanced our work's visibility.
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🌟 Last night, our NextGen Leadership Council hosted their first silent auction event to raise funds to support our mission at Chicago Lawyers' Committee! . Attendees were able to bid on amazing prizes and be in community together. Thanks to all who showed up to support!
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📣 Join us on 9/17 for Good Trouble Gala!. Civil rights are under attack. We are seeing efforts to dismantle public education, attempts to suppress voting rights, and threats to fair housing enforcement work. We need your support!. 🔗 Register here:
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As the culmination of his internship, he wrote the article “Voting as a Crime Prevention Strategy” that is now published in the DePaul Journal for Social Justice. 🔗 Read it here:
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Chicago Lawyers’ Committee had the privilege of working with community leader Joseph Dole on carceral voting initiatives in 2023 and 2024 when Joseph served as a public engagement intern with our...
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🧵 📣 We’re proud to uplift the work of our former intern Joseph Dole! Joseph is a writer, artist, activist, and has been incarcerated for more than 20 years. He served as a public engagement intern with our Midwest Voting Rights team.
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📣 Want to know what we're doing to protect voting rights, fight housing discrimination, and support economic justice in Chicago?. Sign up for our newsletter to stay connected:.
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RT @Allies4CB: Last month A4CB was recognized as Community Partner Honoree at the @ChgoCivilRights Power of Connection event! We are honore….
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RT @PILI_Tweets: Happy Summer Intern Spotlight Friday! Meet Amber Gray, who is a 2L at @MizzouLaw She is a PILI Summer Law Student Intern a….
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🔗 Read the full Indiana Citizen article to learn more here:
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By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 7, 2025 New laws passed during the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly that expand the state’s proof-of-citizenship voting requirements have...
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📣 On July 1, we sent a second notice letter alongside Indiana nonpartisan civic organizations warning Indiana election officials that provisions in their recently enacted laws (HEA 1680 and SEA 10) violate the National Voter Registration Act. ⬇️ Article linked below.
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📣 Our NextGen Leadership Council is hosting a Silent Auction for Civil Rights! . Join us on July 23rd and bid to win Blackhawks/Bulls tickets, Airpods, a Wine Basket, and more. 🔗 Get your ticket here:
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💫 Thank you so much to all who joined us for Power of Connection to celebrate the Economic Justice program! . Together, we will continue to grow economic opportunity and close the racial wealth gap in Chicago. 🔗 Find the full photo gallery here:
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RT @JusticeRestore: Restore Justice worked with @ChgoCivilRights, @uplcchicago, and @AccessLiving to advance transparency in the use of sol….
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📣 Are you an attorney interested in pro bono work? Join us July 9th!. Our Director of the Settlement Assistance Program (SAP), J. Cunyon Gordon, will present on ethical best practices and how to support pro se litigants through the SAP. 🔗 Register here:
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Join the FBA Chicago Chapter on July 9 to explore effective settlement advocacy, featuring pro se strategies from judges, attorneys, and communication experts.
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📣 We’re hiring! Join Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights as a Program or Senior Counsel on our Economic Justice team. 💰 Salary range: $70,000-90,000.📍 Hybrid, based in Chicago.📆 Priority deadline to apply: June 7. 🔗 Learn more and apply here:
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✊ Juneteenth is a reminder that freedom has never been given - it's been fought for. At Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, we partner with the private bar and community-based organizations to protect and advance civil rights because we know the fight is not over.
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🏆 Cy pres awards can help us represent youth and ensure their successful re-enrollment and access to education. 🔗 Support this work by recommending Chicago Lawyers' Committee for a cy pres award:
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